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wongpres
08-25-2003, 08:17 PM
OK, I've seen these for 2 weeks now but I didn't want to get in trouble like when I presented the specs/options packaging. However, it's now been leaked.

http://www.autoweek.nl/forum/read.php?f=4&i=56005&t=56005
mountjonas
08-25-2003, 08:20 PM
i like the pop-up navigation screen
melicha8
08-25-2003, 08:21 PM
I love the fender flares. That car is gonna look sick as hell all suped up
Matthew
08-25-2003, 08:21 PM
i dunno i think ill keep my p5 any day
Newf
08-25-2003, 08:31 PM
I don't know, something about this angle here..... I can just picture it with skirts and a nice (normal) spoiler, and wheels....this thing is going to be NICE.

http://www.mme-press.com/pics/mazda3_49_prev.jpg


Then at other angles....I'll have to wait and see.
shaunmp5
08-25-2003, 08:31 PM
The sedan is nice, - looks like a "mini-6!" Sorry, but I think the wagon looks like sh#t. Just my opinion.
digitec
08-25-2003, 08:46 PM
http://www.mme-press.com/pics/mazda3_03_prev.jpg


Ill take one in balck please :D
shaunmp5
08-25-2003, 08:51 PM
Ugh! The front end looks like it's a foot and a half higher than the current P5. So do the side doors. That is exactly what I detest about the Toyota Matrix!
CrAzY-P5
08-25-2003, 09:05 PM
the back reminds me of the mitsubishi suv... ugly
Newf
08-25-2003, 09:06 PM
keep in mind those pics have no side sills on those cars
shaunmp5
08-25-2003, 09:23 PM
No, I'm not talking about the height off of the ground. I'm talking about the height in general. Side sills aren't going to make the hood or the side windows any lower!
wongpres
08-25-2003, 09:28 PM
There is one picture there with the side sills (the sedan newf posted above). The hatch sills look identical.

The sport (gfx in Canada) package is much more subtle in the Mazda3 than in the Mazda6.
Protege2K
08-25-2003, 09:38 PM
Minus the color combinations, the interior is sweet. I love that gauge cluster.
digitec
08-25-2003, 09:46 PM
this is what the wagon with the GFX and sport grille will look like. Am I right/close wongpres?
wongpres
08-25-2003, 09:55 PM
Originally posted by digitec
this is what the wagon with the GFX and sport grille will look like. Am I right/close wongpres?

Yep, that's it.

Actually the initial Mazda3 pictures released from Mazda back in late June of the light-blue hatch is the sport/GFX package.
YuYuRena
08-25-2003, 10:11 PM
the front stance looks like a cross-over between rx8 and 6 the back reminds me of 6. mmm a mini6 nice call shaunmp5. the interior definitely remind me of 8 though, with those buttons for and the interior color trims.
gib
08-26-2003, 10:00 AM
Some people compare the mazda3sport with the Vibe/Matrix. Well here is a comparo between the Mazda 3 (current protegé sedan) and [Vibe/Matrix)

lenght = 4,42m (4,45m) [4,36m]
wide = 1,76m (1,70m) [1,77m]
height = 1,47m (1,41m) [1,60m]
wheelbase = 2,64m (2,61m) [2,60m]

So Mazda3 is longer, wider and WAY SHORTER than the Vibe/matrix. It's not the same car at all. The M3 should be even more fun to drive than the current protegé.
:)
kcbhiw
08-26-2003, 10:20 AM
Not too shabby. The interior looks nice. However, I can't stand the grill. Just doesn't look "proportional" to me and the shape is nasty.
TX Speed Demon
08-26-2003, 11:39 AM
Here's a Mazda3 I would buy, especially a Speed version.

How hard/costly do you think it would be to transform a hatch version into this?
Dimitrios
08-26-2003, 11:51 AM
it looks like a miniature Infiniti FX-45 in some shots...:o
matallama
08-26-2003, 01:43 PM
That copper color is putrid. Do not allow it to come to North America.

I too dislike the grill - the horizontal slats are too much like those on the latest Civic/Accord and other bland mobiles.
Esteban Toledo
08-26-2003, 02:26 PM
The sedan looks a like a cross between a jetta and cavalier.

The hatch looks like a bloated is300 sportcross.
OceanPark
08-26-2003, 02:44 PM
The interior is looking good! I wonder if the leather seat will come in stardard option?
Blown
08-26-2003, 02:49 PM
Sweet! Can't wait to see one up close!
wongpres
08-26-2003, 04:58 PM
Originally posted by matallama
That copper color is putrid. Do not allow it to come to North America.

I too dislike the grill - the horizontal slats are too much like those on the latest Civic/Accord and other bland mobiles.

Mazda calls it 'Sunset Orange metallic', and it is coming.
AGR
08-26-2003, 04:59 PM
NO THANKS! I think they screwed the pooch this time! I really do! (puke) (puke) (chair) (puke) (puke)
kc5zom
08-26-2003, 07:51 PM
Just don't start calling it the M3. That name is taken. And the sedan looks schweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
rx7gslse
08-28-2003, 12:21 PM
ok, the front of the sedan looks good, but why the extra likes on the hatch??

it makes it look lke a min-SUV, and that's not a good thing...

I'll be dammed if I buy one of those... I'll keep my P5 or wait for the Mazda6 wagon...
Natey
08-28-2003, 12:46 PM
(uhm)

I'm not feeling it.

It kind of looks like the bastard child of a Lexus RX300 and an old Volvo P1800 wagon.
http://www.mme-press.com/pics/mazda3_24_prev.jpg
LinuxRacr
08-28-2003, 01:23 PM
I'm kinda diggin the sedan.
Captain KRM P5
08-28-2003, 01:41 PM
wow - sorry all you HATARZ out there, that sedan looks nice as all get out. I want to know what the final horsepower specs are on that sucka - turbocharged 200 hp, please??? :)
Natey
08-28-2003, 02:01 PM
I'm not hatin' I'm LOVING


















(my P5 ;))
Captain KRM P5
08-28-2003, 02:05 PM
I luv mine too. But I guess I have a big enough heart for many-a-mazda :D
Honey
08-28-2003, 02:10 PM
Looks nice but I like my Baby!!!
JDMDiva
08-28-2003, 06:50 PM
Meee Likey~! =)